Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Atalanta
Match Time & Date:
18/12/2021
15:00
Prediction: 3-2
AS Roma
All eyes will be on Gewiss Stadium when Atalanta and Roma face each other in the Serie A round 18. The Orobici quickly bounced back from a heart-breaking Champions League loss to Villarreal, with the team beating Verona on the road in their last league match. Atalanta aim to stay in the Scudetto race, and we are positive that they will stick to their attacking style of play against Roma. Midfielder Ruslan Malinovsky is back from suspension, while defender Robin Gosens should be the only absentee in the home team.
The Giallorossi, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-0 win over Spezia, but given their anything but good away record, we are tempted to put our money on Atalanta. Afena-Gyan is banned for the visitors, while El Shaarawy, Pellegrini, and Spinazzola remain on the sidelines with injuries. Centre-back Chris Smalling should be fit for the match.
Highlighted Player (Duvan Zapata):
Duvan Zapata was born in Cali, Colombia on 1 April, 1991. The 186-cm-tall attacker started his youth career at America de Cali, playing for the club between 2004 and 2008. In 2008 he made his debut for the first team and three years later he scored his first hat-trick for the Colombian outfit, in a 3-2 win over Deportivo Pereira.
In 2011 he signed a loan deal with Estudiantes and he found the net for the Argentine team on his debut against Belgrano. After scoring 11 goals in 37 appearances for Estudiantes, the Colombian striker joined Napoli in 2013, but he failed to establish himself as a first-choice attacker.
On 22 July, 2015 Zapata joined fellow Serie A team Udinese on loan and it has to be noted that he scored eight goals in 24 league appearances for the Zebrette. Duvan Zapata has 5 caps for Colombia U20 team, but he has yet to make his debut for the senior side.
Highlighted Team (AS Roma):
AS Roma is a professional football club based in Rome. Roma were founded by a merger in 1927 and they play in the Italian Serie A. Roma’s fiercest rivals are Lazio and it has to be noted that both capital clubs play their home games at Stadio Olimpico. The two local rivals face each other in the Derby della Capitale, which is considered one of the most exciting derbies in the world of football.
The Giallorossi (The Yellow and Reds) have won three Serie A titles (1941/1942, 1982/1983, 2000/2001), while winning nine Coppa Italia trophies. The colour of Roma’s shirts is imperial purple with a golden yellow trim. A number of top-class footballers were part of Roma in the past, but Francesco Totti is undisputedly the club’s biggest legend.The Prince of Rom made his 601 appearances for Roma on 14 May, 2016 when the Giallorossi recorded a 3-1 win over Milan at Stadio San Siro.
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